It is estimated that over 9 million Americans suffer from difficulty swallowing, otherwise known as “dysphagia”. Proper instrumental assessment is still not available to all patients which can cause great harm. The United States is on the forefront of helping patients with dysphagia adequately by having Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) evaluate the swallow through Fiberoptic… Read more »
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Patcom Medical Inc. and Diversatek Healthcare Announce Distribution Partnership for ZepHr® Complete Reflux Monitoring System
Esophageal 24-hour pH monitoring is a gold standard for reflux testing. The benefits from combining the well-established ZepHr® technology with the PatCom Introducer are unmatched as the system provides increased patient comfort, and easy placement for clinicians when conducting the test. Currently, inserting catheters trans-nasally into the esophagus of patients can be difficult, often times… Read more »
PatCom Medical Inc, Receives FDA and Health Canada Approval for Transnasal Esophageal Introducer
Medical equipment solutions provider, PatCom Medical, has received the green light from the FDA and Health Canada for their newest device, the PatCom Introducer. The PatCom Introducer is an overtube designed to gain seamless access to the esophagus under visualization of a nasal endoscope. It can be used by Ear Nose and Throat Doctors, Speech… Read more »
